“The history of art is full of paintings, sculptures and installations, which have had as their protagonist the timeless bicycle. The lesson of the great masters continues to inspire contemporary art, full of works that have dealt with this topical subject in an ever different and original way. The bicycle, despite the passage of time and the evolution of society, represents an evergreen means of locomotion, which has always attracted the interest of the greatest painters, sculptors, photographers and graphic designers in the history of Western art. The combination of art and bike has always generated high-level works, among which, it is impossible not to mention: Henri Toulouse-Lautrec's The Simpson Chain (1896), Natalia Goncharova's The Cyclist (1913), Salvator Dali's Sentimental Colloquy (1944), Fernand Léger's Leisure on a Red Background (1949) and Mario Schifano's Solo (1984).” SEE ALSO PLEASE: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/beloved-bike23-bike-as-protagonist-in-art/267024039

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2. Ronald West
(Cape Town)

3. Ronald West
(Cape Town)
Do you remember?

4. Ronald West
(Cape Town)
Serious business

5. Ronald West (Cape Town)
The girl from Valréas

6. Ronald
West
(Cape
Town)
Ronald
West

7. Ronald West
(Cape Town)

8. Ronald West (Cape Town)

9. Ronald West (Cape Town)

10. Ronald West
(Cape Town)

11. Ronald West
(Cape Town)

12. Ronald West
(Cape Town)

13. Ronald West
(Cape Town)

14. Ronald West
(Cape Town)
Dreaming of a
beach party

15. Ronald West
(Cape Town)
Tour de France

16. Ronald
West
(Cape
Town)

17. Ronald West
(Cape Town)

18. Ronald West
(Cape Town)

19. Susan Cronin
(Irish, 1965)
The long way home

20. Vano Abuladze - Riding Bicycle, 2022

21. Vano Abuladze
Riding Bicycle,
2022

22. Vano
Abuladze
-
Riding
Bicycle,
2023

23. Vano Abuladze
Riding Bicycle

24. Vano Abuladze - Riding Bicycle

25. Martin
Leighton
(Scottish,
1951)
Exploring
Rail
Crossing

26. Martin
Leighton
(Scottish,
1951)
Summer-Day

27. Martin
Leighton
(Scottish,
1951)

28. Martin
Leighton
(Scottish,
1951)
Summer
Picnic
Vladimir
Gusev
(Russian,
1957)
This
is
my
home

29. Kathleen King-Page
The Bike Scribble
Kathleen King-Page
Clement for two

30. The City of Redlands
unveils its newest
sculpture ‘Peloton
Takes the Curve’ by
artist Kathleen King-
Page
(April 12, 2023)

31. Kathleen
King-Page
‘Peloton
Takes
the
Curve’

32. The annual Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of the Arts in Tampa. The festival’s featured image this year is called
Ride Your Way, by Katrina Llergo

33. Text and pictures: Internet
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Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu
2024
Sound: Mzansi Youth Choir - It's Ok